Network Engineer
2 days ago
Seattle
Job DescriptionNetwork Engineer Location: Seattle, WA Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid remote for the most part but will require onsite to any of the three locations for emergencies Contract Details Position Type: Contract Contract Duration: 6-9 months Start: As soon as possible Pay Rate: $80.00 / Hour (USD) Shift / Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST Travel Requirements: Additional travel to satellite locations in Tacoma, WA, and Olympia, WA Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Job Summary The Network Engineer is responsible for the planning, design, configuration, integration, and installation of our growing local area network (LAN) and/or global wide area network (WAN). This role provides leadership in technical support and documentation to various departments and users with regard to the global infrastructure. The Network Engineer serves as a liaison to gather network requirements from internal customers, vendors, and other third-party providers. This role will focus on deploying and maintaining Wi-Fi networks, including upgrading to a new Cisco platform, and maintains and configures Forescout NAC and Cisco SDA networks. Key Responsibilities DESIGN: • Perform design requirements feasibility studies, including adds and moves of existing wireless, • Perform vendor recommendation/selection and coordination for hardware testing and installations, • Prepare maintenance plans, documentation, and change management coordination for the least impact to the customer, • Perform necessary maintenance and upgrades to all wireless devices, • Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and Method of Procedures (MOP's), • Develop wireless network standards for each SSID, • Work with other teams to test and improve connectivity for all corporate, BYOD, and guest devices, maintaining high levels of security and ease of use, • Document all content for specialized network designs to be used for training needs, • Present and/or train on new wireless network topologies, hardware, and technologies to internal teams, • Lead Root Cause Analysis sessions to achieve better networking practices and improved uptime, • Determine baseline requirements for our network needs, • Provide code analysis on existing software, IOS testing, and software recommendations for upgrades, • Create network lab mockups for error testing, • Knowledge of Forescout management, profiling, and maintenance, • Manage the team's ticket queue and respond on-site to issues, • Act as 3rd level escalations point of contact for design or other related problems, • Perform initial deployment of new products and services, • Monitor capacity and plan for bandwidth additions, • Establish project priority based on business needsEducation Requirements, • High school diploma or regional equivalent required, • Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Computer Science or Network Engineering (at the manager's discretion, additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree requirement), • CCNA certification required, • CCDA, CCNP, CCDP preferred; CCIE (R&S, SP, or DC) highly preferred (or equivalent experience); Python PCEP preferredRequired Experience, • Minimum 5-7 years of recent experience with network design and build-out of LAN/WANs and/or large-scale network retrofits and remediations, • Experience with network access control (NAC) and software-defined networking technologies, including Forescout and Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA), • Experience with enterprise wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi design, deploying and maintaining Wi-Fi networks, RF optimization, and troubleshooting, • Experience working in a service provider, datacenter/hosting environment, or large-scale enterprise networks, • Experience researching, evaluating, and recommending hardware and/or software solutions supporting large-scale deployments and/or remediations against the LAN/WAN, • Experience working with 3rd party networking vendors, with an understanding of the service/hardware/software portfolios they provide, • Experience with network service monitoring systems (Spectrum, Solarwinds, and Cisco DNAC)Required Skills, • Advanced level experience with most of the following technologies/applications: MPLS, BGP, LDP, QoS, IPv6, OSPF, vPC, STP, DWDM, EVPN, L2VPN, MPLS VPN, L3VPN, FHRP, VLAN, CDP, port-channels, IS-IS, MPLS Inter-AS, VXLAN, DNS, ACL, RADb, Flowspec, RTBH, GitHub, API's, NFV, Hypervisors, virtual switching, • Multi-vendor experience working with the following platforms: Cisco IOS, ASR 1k (IOS-XE), ASR Company (IOS-XR), Nexus (NX-OS), Arista (EOS), Junos, • Ability to identify areas of process improvement and provide input and solution options to streamline work, • Excellent writing, documentation, and communication skills, possessing the ability to communicate well with technical and non-technical peers, • Customer service-oriented attitudeBenefits, • Medical insurance, • Vision insurance, • Dental insurance Job Number: 26-05466 #LI-GTT #LI-Remote #gttjobs Company DescriptionGlobal Technical Talent is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation () with over 1.3 billion US$ in revenue and 5800 US employees. We provide Total Talent Solutions, Global staffing, SOW, RPO, Direct Sourcing, and Global Payroll with physical offices in US, Canada, and India. GTT Digital headquartered in Toronto specializes in providing high-tech digital and banking talent to some of the nation’s largest financial institutions. As a leader in the staffing industry for over 22 years, we have become one of the largest staffing firms in the New England region, working with Fortune 500 clients and cutting-edge, technology-driven recruiting infrastructure. We are a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation that highly values diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients and partners are among the most successful and innovative organizations in the world. Our top clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, and financial services firms, some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies, and prestigious educational institutions in the Ivy League tier. There is always a new opportunity for success when you look through all of the open job opportunities on our website’s career page. Just click on this link: Awards SIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firm: 2023 and 2015 SIA’s Best Staffing Firm to Work for: 2019 -2023 Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company: 2023, 2022, 2016, 2015 Randstad Preferred Supplier: 2020 - 2023 TechServe Alliance Excellence Award. 2019 NH Business Magazines Fast 5 fastest growing companies Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist: 2015Global Technical Talent is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation () with over 1.3 billion US$ in revenue and 5800 US employees. We provide Total Talent Solutions, Global staffing, SOW, RPO, Direct Sourcing, and Global Payroll with physical offices in US, Canada, and India. GTT Digital headquartered in Toronto specializes in providing high-tech digital and banking talent to some of the nation’s largest financial institutions. As a leader in the staffing industry for over 22 years, we have become one of the largest staffing firms in the New England region, working with Fortune 500 clients and cutting-edge, technology-driven recruiting infrastructure.\r\n\r\nWe are a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation that highly values diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients and partners are among the most successful and innovative organizations in the world. Our top clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, and financial services firms, some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies, and prestigious educational institutions in the Ivy League tier.\r\n \r\nThere is always a new opportunity for success when you look through all of the open job opportunities on our website’s career page. Just click on this link: \r\n \r\nAwards\r\n\r\nSIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firm: 2023 and 2015\r\nSIA’s Best Staffing Firm to Work for: 2019 -2023\r\nInc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Company: 2023, 2022, 2016, 2015\r\nRandstad Preferred Supplier: 2020 - 2023\r\nTechServe Alliance Excellence Award. 2019\r\nNH Business Magazines Fast 5 fastest growing companies\r\nErnst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist: 2015